{"nhtsa_id":10186998,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-03-04","date":"2021-02-03","document_id":"Dealer 37M9","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"An irregularity in the transmission case casting may cause incorrect seating of the exhaust bracket connection. This can result in an uneven contact surface, and as a result the bolts for the exhaust system bracket can become loose.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10186998-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10186998-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10186998","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"AUDI","model":"RS 7","year_from":2021,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_audi_rs-7"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}